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  • Thursday, 2 February, 2023
    Q&AInvestments
    How can investors ride the EV boom?

    Tesla has had a turbulent year, but others in the sector have been more resilient

  • Saturday, 28 January, 2023
    ExplainerCharts that Matter
    China’s comeback turbocharges base metal prices

    Industrial commodities, led by tin, have surged more than 20 per cent in three months

  • Monday, 23 January, 2023
    UK manufacturing
    UK to propose carbon border tax as part of steel industry aid package

    Chancellor Jeremy Hunt agrees to consult on ways to level playing field against foreign competitors

  • Tuesday, 17 January, 2023
    Mining
    TSX slams Canada over Chinese lithium divestment order

    Exchange says intervention threatens free flow of capital on which mining companies rely

  • Thursday, 12 January, 2023
    LexCopper
    Copper/China: red metal’s purple patch is set to continue Premium content

    Traders are buying up metal in anticipation of Chinese economic recovery as Covid rules are relaxed

  • Thursday, 12 January, 2023
    UK manufacturing
    Gupta’s Liberty Steel cutbacks put 440 UK jobs at risk

    Industrialist plans to idle some smaller plants as higher energy costs squeeze profits

  • Wednesday, 11 January, 2023
    Mining
    Saudi Arabia launches mining fund in effort to reduce oil dependency

    Investments up to $15bn aim to secure access to minerals used in solar panels, electric cars and other industries

  • Wednesday, 11 January, 2023
    Copper rallies on hopes of China economic rebound

    Beijing’s loosening of Covid restrictions triggers gains in metals exposed to Chinese property sector

  • Tuesday, 10 January, 2023
    Futures contracts
    Review urges LME to toughen standards on market distortions

    Independent report criticises exchange for lack of circuit breakers in March nickel crisis

  • Tuesday, 10 January, 2023
    Vale SA
    Vale weighs offers for stake in base metals business

    Brazilian mining group says talks have been held with sovereign funds, carmakers and industrial groups

  • Monday, 9 January, 2023
    Moral Money
    Investing in battery metals: ‘It’s a re-education’ Premium content

    A special edition on the race to clean up mining practices

  • Wednesday, 4 January, 2023
    Helen Thomas
    This UK steel bailout requires a hands-on approach

    Government should impose conditions on emissions, structure, strategy and governance

  • Sunday, 1 January, 2023
    UK manufacturing
    Hunt considers taxpayer rescue of British Steel blast furnaces

    Cabinet members lobby chancellor to offer £300mn to save the group’s Scunthorpe site

  • Thursday, 29 December, 2022
    Batteries
    World’s biggest lithium producer bets on prices staying high despite supply rush

    Albemarle says market for key battery metal transformed by electric vehicle sales

  • Friday, 23 December, 2022
    London Metal Exchange Ltd
    High Court tosses out case by LME traders for disclosures on nickel debacle

    Hedge fund AQR and other market participants were seeking more information on exchange’s decision to cancel trades

  • Thursday, 15 December, 2022
    Norsk Hydro ASA
    Norsk Hydro plans ‘thousands’ of cost-cut initiatives as power prices bite

    Norwegian aluminium producer outlines push to improve productivity and reduce shareholder returns

  • Thursday, 15 December, 2022
    Rio Tinto PLC
    Rio Tinto reluctantly hunts for deals as mining industry consolidates

    Anglo-Australian group looking for critical mineral assets but says it needs to be disciplined

  • Wednesday, 14 December, 2022
    London Metal Exchange Ltd
    Traders warn LME nickel benchmark disconnected from global market

    Metal pricing hit as thin volumes and higher financing costs force investors to sidelines

  • Friday, 9 December, 2022
    Rio Tinto PLC
    Rio Tinto prevails in $3.3bn takeover of Turquoise Hill

    Vote by Canadian group’s shareholders in favour of offer will give it greater control of Oyu Tolgoi copper mine in Mongolia

  • Tuesday, 6 December, 2022
    Batteries
    Electric car battery prices rise for first time in more than a decade

    Soaring cost of key metals challenges efforts to turn EVs into mass-market product

  • Sunday, 4 December, 2022
    Brazilian mine to begin lithium production in 2023 as demand soars

    Canada-listed Sigma Lithium aims to have product ready for shipping by next April as it triples production target

  • Sunday, 4 December, 2022
    InterviewPOSCO
    Posco chief warns strong dollar is dragging down profits

    South Korea’s largest steelmaker grapples with weaker demand as global economy cools

  • Monday, 28 November, 2022
    London Metal Exchange Ltd
    LME claims $20bn nickel trade chaos threatened to tip it into ‘death spiral’

    Exchange’s defence against judicial review says level of margin calls would have bankrupted multiple clearing members

  • Monday, 28 November, 2022
    Sibanye-Stillwater
    Sibanye-Stillwater approves €588mn lithium project in Finland

    Mine and refinery development comes as Europe seeks to reduce reliance on China for battery metals

  • Monday, 21 November, 2022
    Lex
    Lygend/HK IPO: electric cars are still hot but related stocks are not     Premium content

    Would-be Lygend investors must be prepared to weather a double dose of volatility

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